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Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Sock Yarn Baby Blanket - Free Knitting Pattern

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Most baby blankets' patterns give me the creeps. They're heavy, frumpy, impractical and even worse is when they have a right side and a wrong side (who has time for that when you're trying to wrap up a baby in the cold?). More, baby H., my much-anticipated godson, will be born right in the middle of summer and temperatures here get quite high. So, with all this in mind, I decided I wanted something extraordinarily light, colourful and easy. And this was born:

It only weighs 150 gr, it's light, airy but still able to keep those cold summer evenings and nights at bay! And the pattern (if we can even call it a pattern) couldn't be any simpler: you knit, knit, knit and let the yarn speak for itself. I think the most important thing about this blanket is the drape. I used 5.00 mm needles, which produced a soft, drapey fabric, perfect for a baby blanket. So,

Sock Yarn Baby Blanket

Size

I wanted this to be a car seat blanket, so it's a 65 cm by 65 cm square. Nevertheless, you can easily make it longer ou shorter by just continuing to do increases until you reach the size you want.

Hi. This looks like just what I was looking for! How many balls of sock yarn does it need, not familiar with the amount. I'm fairly new to knitting and need to purchase all the needles, which do you prefer, the bamboo or addi? Thanks!